October the 6, 1742. Then a second division of the east part of the Long Beach, so called, and lying on the east side of the Wood Division, or the Division of the woods, so called, on the said Long Beach, and the Lots begin westward [and] Number Eastward; and the first Lot begins at a stake in the line joining to the seventh Lot of the Wood Lots so called, 15 rods from a cedar Tree on a north 24 degrees east line, & from said stake to run east 8 degrees North, 15 rods, and then North 7 degrees and a quarter East to the Northeast Bounds of the said seventh Lot in number of the wood Lots at the sound. The second Lot lies on the east side the first lot, and beginning at the said stake running east 8 degrees North 10 rods & a quarter, and then on a North line to the Sound. The 3d Lot lies on the east side of the 2nd Lot, running North 49 degrees East II rods & then North to the Sound. The 4th Lot is II rods wide on a square and so running North to the Sound. The 5th Lot is 12 rods wide on a square running North to the Sound. The 6th Lot is 16 rods wide running north to the Sound. And the seventh Lot is to take all the Beach eastward to the mouth of Stony Brook harbor. And all & every of the said Lots are to run North to the Sound & Southward to take all the Points of Beach that runs across between the meadow and edgings or creek thatch, and every man to have his Lot according as it falls, and all the Lots are to run North to low water mark, and the seventh Lot is to extend eastward to low water mark & South to Low water mark. The meadow and thatch is excluded. Lot No. I is Jonathan Smith his Lot by draft. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands the day & year first above written. Testes, TIMOTHY TREDWELL, Signed by DANIEL SMITH, JONATHAN SMITH, GEO. TOWNSEND. R. SMITH, EDMUND SMITH, JOB SMITH, The above is recorded in the Book of Copies of Records, P. 69, 70, 71. Notes on Surveys of the Meadows. Page 410. Othaniel Smith's going over was probably at the north end of the land laid out for Capt. Richard Smith, at the south end of the "steep banks." The lot No. I on Pine Point thatch bed was sold by the trustees of the Presbyterian Church to Rev. Luther Gleason, Jan. 1, 1801. It is now owned by P. Contant Badeau. The lot No. 2, next south, was sold by Jacob Smith to John Darling, May 5, 1796. It was opposite the homestead of Jacob Smith, and described as bounded west partly by said homestead and partly by Adam Darling at highwater mark, north by meadow of Parsonage of Presbyterian Church, east by the channel, south by meadow of Wm. Blydenburgh, containing 22 acres. [County Records.] Joseph Smith, Gilbert Smith and Gershom Smith, sons of Joseph Smith, sold to Wm. Arthur, August 27, 1767, all right to thatch bed on east side of the river, and all our right in the thatch yard on the east side of the river, refering to a card made 1761 by Richard Woodhull, etc. Lot No. 3 on Jones' Point thatch bed was sold by Nathaniel Smith, Solomon Smith and Abraham Smith [sons of Jeffry Smith] to Elias Smith, 1813. [County Records.] Elizabeth Smith and Adam Babcock sold to Jeffry Smith 6 acres of thatch bed near Obadiah Smith's farm. Thomas Floyd and wife Mary sold to John Smith [son of Epenetus Smith 1st] lot No. 4 on the Beach thatch bed in Stony Brook Harbor," Being 24 rods wide and running from the Beach to Porpoise Chanell, "April 22, 1797. [County Records.] Wm. Blydenburgh sells to Ebenezer Smith, Jan. 28, 1825, of lot No. 2 in Stony Brook Harbor, bounded north by Long Beach, south by Porpoise channel, east by Edmund Smith, west by meadow of Charles Smith, Wm. Smith and Edmund Smith. 3 1-2 acres. Price, $40. Rassapeague Island, or the greater part of it, was sold to Richard Smith [son of Ebenezer] by Richard Garrott, Henry Wells, Epenetus Smith, Jonathan Mills, Wm. Smith and others, in 1787. Jesse W. Floyd to Joel L. G. Smith, 1842, meadow at James Neck, bounded north by Little Beach, east by meadow of Timothy Mills, south by Bass creek, west by Edward Henry Smith. Also all right on Ward's thatch bed. Also Lot I on Great Thatch bed. This was left by John Floyd to his grandson Edmund Floyd. He sold to Jesse W. Floyd, 1836. Lot No. 2 of James Neck thatch bed, was in 1839 owned by Ebenezer Smith. He and wife Anna sold it to Timothy C. Smith. He left it to his daughter who married Hamil |